About
Show any web page on your slides: dashboards, intranet pages, menus, widgets, Google Docs, Sheets and Calendar, Notion, PDF files and much more. Paste a link or your own HTML code. Use scripting to log in, scroll or close pop-ups, or Screenshot Mode to show a fast, still picture of the page.
Get Started
Everything here starts in the editor: go to Playlists, open your playlist and choose the slide. When you’re done, click Publish.
Show a web page on a slide
- Click Plugins, search for Website and click its tile
- Paste the page’s address in Website, and click Fit to canvas to fill the slide
The plugin starts with a page on our website; just replace the address.
Show your own HTML or a widget
- Click the plugin, choose HTML code, click Add HTML and paste the code
Find widgets in Cool HTML5 Widgets.
Keep the page up to date
- Turn on Refresh periodically and set Refresh Interval Seconds
The page also reloads each time the slide starts.
Show a still picture of the page (Screenshot Mode)
- Paste a web address (not HTML code), turn on Screenshot Mode, and publish
We take a screenshot of the page and your screens show that picture. It loads faster, never shows cookie banners or errors, shows the full desktop layout even in portrait, and works on older players like Samsung Tizen. It refreshes after at most 24 hours (Essential), 1 hour (Pro) or 15 minutes (Ultimate). It isn’t interactive; the first playback can take a few seconds.
Log in, scroll or click with scripts
- Click Add Script to log in to a site, scroll to a part, or close a cookie pop-up
See Website Scripting.
Options
Click the plugin on the slide to see these in the settings on the right.
| Option | What it does |
|---|---|
| Alignment and Cropping | Fit to canvas, align left, center, right, top, middle or bottom, and lock |
| Website | The address of the page to show |
| HTML code | Paste an HTML snippet instead. Where to find widgets |
| Pre-load website | Starts loading 15 seconds early so it’s ready. Turn it off for pages with an intro animation or autoplay video |
| Enable scrolling | Off by default (no scroll bar). Turn on to let people scroll on a touch screen |
| Refresh periodically | Reloads while the slide shows, besides each time the slide starts |
| Refresh Interval Seconds | Seconds between reloads |
| Zoom | Makes the page fit better |
| Positioning | Place it pixel by pixel |
| Sizing | Set its size in pixels |
| Add Script | Add scripts, for example to log in or click. See Website Scripting |
| Screenshot Mode | Shows a still picture of the page instead of the live page (web addresses only) |
FAQ
Showing pages
Why doesn't the website show?
Some sites forbid being shown inside other pages (X-Frame-Options). Web preview, Samsung Tizen and LG webOS players show pages that way (iframe), so those sites stay blank there. Chrome, Windows, Mac, Linux, Raspberry Pi, Android and Fire TV players use a separate browser window (webview) and do show them. Ask the site owner to lift the restriction, use one of those players, or try Screenshot Mode.
When should I use Screenshot Mode?
For anything people don’t click or scroll: dashboards, reports, menus, price lists, opening hours, Google Sheets, calendars and intranet pages. And for sites that gave you cookie-banner or loading problems. Keep the live page for forms and navigation.
How often does the screenshot refresh?
At most every 24 hours on Essential, every hour on Pro and every 15 minutes on Ultimate.
Why do I see your website when I add the plugin?
That’s our default page. Replace the address with yours.
More you can do
How do I log in to a site with HTTP Basic Auth?
Put the user name and password in the address: http://username:password@example.com/.
How does my web app know which player is asking?
Put {UUID} in the address; the player replaces it with its own ID. For example, https://example.com?device={UUID} becomes https://example.com?device=ABC123.
Can I show PDF files?
Yes: upload them to your Library, or link to them to always show the latest version. See PDF Files.
Can I show PowerPoint, Excel and Word files?
Yes. See Office Documents.
Which widgets work?
See Cool HTML5 Widgets.
